Smokestack Lightnin' (band)

This article is about the American rock band. For other uses, see Smokestack Lightning (disambiguation).

Smokestack Lightnin' was an American rock band of the late 1960s. (As of 2024, a German band uses the same name.)

Smokestack Lightnin'
Origin	United States
Genres	Rock
Years active	1967-1970
Members	Tom Beaudry Ronnie Darling Art Guy Ric Eiserling Howard Newhouse

The band frequently played at the famed Sunset Strip club Whisky a Go Go.^[1] They appeared on The Groovy Show and in the 1968 film Dreams of Glass.

Their only album, 1969's Off the Wall, has gained some respect over the years; Bones Howe produced all of their music and the album's production was staffed by members of The Wrecking Crew. The group disbanded in 1970.^[2]

Discography

Albums

• Off the Wall, Bell Records 1969

Singles

• "Look What You've Done" / "Got A Good Love", White Whale Records 1967
• "Nadine" / "Crossroads Blues", White Whale 1967
• "Light In My Window" / "Long Stemmed Eyes (John's Song)", Bell 1968
• "Something's Got a Hold on Me" / "I Idolize You", Bell 1969
• "Baby, Don't Get Crazy" / "The Blue Albino Shuffle", Bell 1969
• "Hello, L.A., Bye-Bye Birmingham" / "Well Tuesday", Bell 1970